Why Robin Said 'F*** Batman' in the Titans Trailer - Comic-Con 2018

“This is after he’s obviously split from Batman if that wasn’t clear enough.”

By Tom Marks

During IGN’s Comic-Con 2018 live show, DC’s Geoff Johns discussed the plot of Titans, as well as why Robin said “F*** Batman” in its reveal trailer.

“That’s actually part of the story of Titans,” Johns explained. “This is after he’s obviously split from Batman if that wasn’t clear enough.” Johns continued by saying that why Robin left Batman and what happened between them is going to be explored in Titans.

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“There’s a story to be told in the series. Dick Grayson is really trying to find a new place in the world -- a new spot, a new life, just like all the other Titans are. They’re all lost, and they find one another to form this surrogate family.”

Johns said Titans’ tone and plot was inspired by Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s comic run of Teen Titans. “That book was, for its time, very controversial. It pushed the envelope really really hard, and we wanted to do a show that did the same thing.”

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